Chennai, India 7 March 2025 – Expleo, the global engineering, technology, and consulting service provider, and Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP), a trailblazer in digital banking and financial technology, have been awarded the Most Innovative Data Services and Data Warehouse Project: Best Tool & Practices Adopted at the 2024 IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards.
The IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards celebrate groundbreaking advancements in banking technology, recognising excellence in both conventional and emerging tech solutions. Hosted at the Taj Lands End in Mumbai, the sixth edition saw a record 400 submissions from banks, financial institutions, and banking as a service providers worldwide, bringing together thought leaders redefining the financial ecosystem.
Consistently ranked among the Philippines’ top banks, UBP is committed to advancing financial inclusion and helping the Philippines reach G20 status by 2050. Following its acquisition of Citigroup’s Philippine consumer banking portfolio in August 2022, UBP partnered with Expleo to lead the complex data and system integration.
Reliable data transformation for seamless customer experience
Expleo’s longstanding partnership with UBP and deep understanding of its infrastructure enabled it to design a robust blueprint and seamless execution of data migration quality assurance, ensuring uninterrupted service for over three million cardholders, wealth management clients, and retail accounts. The project implemented an extensive framework with six layers of data validation and verification using automated data tools, preserving data accuracy and client trust at every step.
Expleo has been assisting financial institutions globally with digital assurance and data transformation solutions that support secure, efficient, and scalable systems. The successful integration of Citigroup’s consumer business helped elevate UBP to one of the top three retail banks in the country, expanding its customer reach and enhancing its ability to offer a broader range of products.
Phani Tangirala, MD & CEO of Expleo, India, said, “This award is a testament to the dedication and expertise of our teams who managed the complexity of this large-scale integration. Migrating a total of 1.3 petabytes of structured and unstructured data, with final validation completed in an eight-hour cutover window required meticulous planning and a rigorous commitment to data integrity. I’m incredibly proud of the effort and precision that went into ensuring a seamless experience for UBP’s customers.”
Macklen A. Manaois, Head of Services Transition and TCoE, Union Bank of the Philippines, said, “The collaborative effort was the key to achieving a successful delivery in record time, setting new benchmarks in the banking industry across the Philippines and Asia-Pacific. We are deeply grateful to Expleo for its dedication and support. This award celebrates the success of our seamless transition, fulfilling our commitment to providing uninterrupted service to our customers.”
Nikhil Gokhale, Director – Research & Digital Properties, IBS Intelligence, said, “Expleo’s partnership with Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP) in the data migration and transformation project has improved large-scale banking integration. By ensuring seamless migration of over 1.3 petabytes of data across 12+ systems, Expleo enabled UBP to provide uninterrupted services to a combined customer base, including over 3 million cardholders. Leveraging advanced data validation techniques, automation tools, and performance testing, the project achieved zero data transformation errors, setting a new standard for efficiency and reliability. He congratulated Union Bank of Philippines and Expleo for their win in the category ‘Most Innovative Data Services/Data Warehouse Project: Best Tools & Practices Adopted.’
Building on this success, Expleo and UBP will continue exploring digital innovations to expand banking accessibility and elevate customer experience across the Philippine market.
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